• Romania condemns violation of its airspace by Russian drone amid attack on Ukraine

    Romania has firmly condemned what it calls the "latest violation" of its airspace by a Russian drone during an attack on Ukraine in the early hours of Sunday, September 8th, according to an official press release published on the Romanian Ministry of Defense's website.

    The ministry labeled Russia's attack as "illegal" and in "serious contradiction to international law norms," accusing the Russian military of targeting civilian infrastructure and ports.

    The Romanian Defense Ministry reported …

  • Iran confirms missile shipments to Russia as part of barter deal

    Iran has supplied ballistic missiles to Russia. Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani, a member of Iran’s parliamentary committee on national security, confirmed this information in an interview with Didban Iran, explaining that these exchanges are part of a barter agreement wherein Tehran receives soybeans and wheat in return and "circumvents sanctions through partnership with Russia".

    Ardestani admitted Iran's military aid to Moscow just hours after Iran’s mission to the UN dismissed a report from The …

  • Aliyev: Azerbaijan brokers talks for Russian gas transit through Ukraine

    Azerbaijan is mediating discussions between Ukraine and Russia centered on continuing Russian gas transit through Ukrainian territory, announced Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. These talks have been ongoing for several months, according to Aliyev.

    During his address at the International Forum in Cernobbio, Aliyev also mentioned ongoing negotiations about transporting Azerbaijani gas through Ukraine to Europe.

    President Aliyev shared that Azerbaijan has been approached by Ukraine, Russia, …

  • Iran denies supplying ballistic missiles to Russia

    Iran dismissed allegations of supplying ballistic missiles to Russia, with the announcement made by the Iranian mission at the UN and disseminated by IRNA.

    "Iran's stance on the Ukraine conflict remains unchanged. Iran deems providing military aid to the parties in the conflict, which results in increased human casualties, infrastructure destruction, and moving away from ceasefire negotiations as inhumane," the statement declared.

    The Iranian mission also called for a halt in arms transfers …

  • Zelensky seeks allied support for long-range strikes against Russia

    Ukraine is pushing to lift restrictions on the use of long-range weapons for strikes against Russia, said President Zelensky.

    There’s currently no consensus among allies on lifting these restrictions for Ukraine, though discussions are ongoing, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with Ukrainian media, which aired during a television news broadcast.

    “There’s no consensus yet. But I remember how I worked on using appropriate weapons for the temporarily occupied Crimea. …